Projectile.



UNITED; STATES PATENT' GFFICEo ANTHONY BERNARD- TUBINI, oF LONDON,ENGLAND.

SPECIFICATGN forming part of Letters Patent No. 684,653, dated October.15, 1901.

v Application led November 20, 1900. Serial-No. 37,151.' (No model.)

journey of th'eprojectile or during the transit of the projectilethrough the air at a prede termined tlistance,1he ignition being causedAeither' by concussion, ,timefuse, or other means, thus enablingmovements of troops,

at night or in the dusk.

The illuminating agent may be magnesium or any other known substancecapable of ignition by concussion or time-fuse or other means. i

iVhen the projectile is of elongated-bullet `shape, I prefer that theilluminating agentbe attached to the base, and the casing holding theilluminating agent may be slitted or perforated o r so made'or waddedthat when the places, or other objects to be distinguished ignitiontakes place the explosion or the flame will open the hole or eject thewad and illumine the place at which the bullet struck, or

such illuminating agent may be protected by a waterproof materialcapable of fusion orignition of the illuminating agent, or if lit, bedesired that a time-'fuse be employed itmay be arranged that theilluminating agent be ignited before the projectile has finished itstravel andhy explosion or other means free itself from the projectile,and so illumine the place around which it left the projectile, the chieffeature of the invention being the combination of the illuminating agentwith an ordinary bullet, shell, or like project-ile, the illuminatingagent being ignited either during the travel of a projectile or at theend of its journey to'enable places ormovements of an' enemy to beinspected during darkness.`

In Vthe annexed sheets of drawings Figures 1 to indicaie severalexamples, in sectional elevation, oi new my invention can be `carriedinto effect.

Fig. 1 indicates in longitudinal section a projectile in which 'themagnesium or other illuminating agent A is placed within a recess madein the body of the projectile or sur-v rounded bya protector-creasingi3, which be-l comes ignited or torn asunder whenthe magnesinm is tired.The firing is effected by the striking of the projectile against anobstaclel this flattening the nose of the projectile land acting uponthe rod C, arranged within the projectile, this rod C striking thefulminatc D, which in turn sets fire to the magnesium Fig. 3 is alongitudinal section cfa. projectile in which the fnlminate D is inconnec tion with a timefuse F, this in time communicating with themagnesium A, which in this case is `of rope o r band form, coiled aroundthe projectile and incascd with a composi.-

tion to support its steady combustion.-

Fig. 4 is a similaiviewof a projectile in Vwhich the rod C acts upon twoother rods C C2 for exploding the fulminate in two places. The base ofthe projectile in this case is provided with a screw G for aliixing tothe pro# jectile.

Fig. 5 is a longitudinal section eta projectile having a coil ofmagnesium Wire or rope incased in a preparation to insure steadycombustion, the base being secured to the projectile.

All the above figures have the illuminating agent incased in a groove ontliegoutside of the projectiie, but at Fig. G I show the magnesium incoil form arranged in a recess, theV fulminate being arranged upon adisk or wad lL'which becomes ejected si m n ltaneouslywith the fir-ingof the fulminate.

Fig. is a similar view to Fig. G, the magnesium being applied to therecess in bulk.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In combination, a projectile,an illumi- .nating means carriedthereby, and means embedded in said projectile for igniting saidilluminating means. p l

inbination, aj projectilman illuml- In co roo.

said illuminating means, and a'fnlminate for the said timefuse adaptedto be struck by the said rod. A

In vtestimony. whereof I have hereunto set 15 my hand in presence of twosubscribing Witlnessesi.

l A ANTHONY' BERNARD TUBINI.

Witnesses: I ,HUGH HUGHES, l WM. O. BROWN.

